Neil Gray's birds and other wildlife
Hotazel, 24 Jul 2006 This past weekend I made a second trip to the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, again staying in the main Twee Rivieren Camp. As on my last trip I had two full days in the park so I opted for one day driving north to the Namibian border at Mata Mata Camp on …
Hotazel, 11 Jul 2006 Seven weeks on from my first visit I made the trip from Hotazel to Augrabies again. Two days in the Augrabies Falls National Park is not enough to do it justice so this time I made sure that I explored those parts of the Park that I had missed first time …
Hotazel, 16 Jun 2006 If you have read my ‘About me’ page you will know that one of my maxims is ‘make the most of being where you are as you may never be back’, so since I am now based in the Northern Cape for a while I have already started that ball rolling …
Hotazel, 16 Jun 2006 If you have read my ‘About me’ page you will know that one of my maxims is ‘make the most of being where you are as you may never be back’, so since I am now based in the Northern Cape for a while I have already started that ball rolling …
Hotazel, 15 Jun 2006 Since the middle of May I have been working on a new project, a drilling programme to evaluate the potential for a new manganese mine in the Hotazel area of the Northern Cape. The work takes place on a farm, Umtu, due west of the small town of Hotazel, whose name …
Atlasville, 03 Apr 2006 Well I said I’d revisit Nylsvlei, which is exactly what I did today. Very much a repeat of my first visit some 7 weeks ago, although fewer numbers of ducks about. The larger water birds are much more evident this trip – Squacco Heron, Black-crowned Night Heron, Black-headed Heron, Black Heron, …
Atlasville, 26 Mar 2006 Well it only took 2 weeks to get back for another day birding the Zaagkuilsdrift road and Kgomo-Kgomo wetland. Just for variety I approached from the west this time starting in the Kgomo-Kgomo area and working my way back along the Zaagkuilsdrift road. Some of the better photos of the day …
Atlasville, 19 Mar 2006 Today I made a day trip to the Pilanesberg National Park, a drive of just over 200 km and about 2½ hours. This meant an early departure as I entered the park just before 09:00. It was my 11th visit since my first in 1985, when we lived in Stilfontein, only …
Atlasville, 11 Mar 2006 I have been urged by some of my birding friends to visit this area, so today I took a drive along the Zaagkuilsdrift Road to the Moretele River floodplain at Kgomo-Kgomo, an area that combines both Bushveld and wetland birding. I was not disappointed, chalking up 3 lifers, Black-winged Pratincole, Common …
Atlasville, 02 Mar 2006 With work on my last major project temporarily suspended and only a few very short jobs in the pipeline I have a lot of time on my hands before the next full-time project starts, hopefully in May, so I will get in as much birding as I can before then. My …
